February 1974 General Election - Pontefract and Castleford
| Year | 1974 |
| General election | February 1974 General Election |
| Constituency | Pontefract and Castleford |
| Turnout | 77.1% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Harper, Joseph | Labour | 34,409 |
| Needham, Richard | Conservative | 10,605 |
| Lavery, B | Workers Revolutionary | 991 |